yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook Color General] dsf3g:
If the B&N Forum administrator can be trusted, I suspect that what we'll see is a web browser running embedded Flash videos and some cook-books with embedded video demonstrations. Wouldn't surprise me to see Angry Birds or some such, also, when they talk about "all the other things the Nook Color can do."

I will say that it kinda rubs me the wrond way to see the Nook Color on HSN. I associate that show with overpriced Packard Bell's (and lets face it: Packard Bell were overpriced at any price) and $15.00, 10 Carat "genuine faux diamons."
[Nook Color General] Midnitte:
does the fact they are selling the NC for 299 have anything to do with that?

sent from nookcolor
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
Sorry, I'm new here, but Home Shopping has the nerve to charge $300, $50 more than every other store, for the Nook Color, and that $50 buys you a lousy 2 GB SD card with a bunch of free Gutenburg Project books??

I mean, I knew they have no shame, but.... WOW.

That might be the most expensive 2 GB SD card EVER.
[Nook Color General] s52m3:
I wonder if google apps will be available. I'd really have no need for rooting if only the basic applications were available through their market.
[Nook Color General] ADude:
Well it says Email App... even iphone has Google apps, despite Jobs' feud with Google, so it seems likely that BN would also have google apps.

BTW, as some have mentioned, HSN will use the "$299" price as a starting point for saying "but only if you call now, you get it for" in order to make their actual price seem more like a deal.
[Nook Color General] Divine_Madcat:
Sadly, that isn't the case. The only devices that are shipping with GApps, are those that have a cellular radio (aka the phones, and some tablets). Non licensed devices (like ours, and others) do not ship with it (though it doesn't stop us from putting them on.
[Nook Color General] victle:
List of the books come with Nook on HSN ;)

http://www.hsn.com/list-of-nook-color-preloaded-books_at-1754_xa.aspx?c=1

Sent from my NookColor
[Nook Color General] ADude:
That doesn't stop B&N from licensing it for the 2.2 Update.
[Nook Color General] Lemurion287:
I'm wondering what it's going to do for those running rooted stock? For once I don't want to be in the first batch to upgrade.
[Nook Color General] Talesin_BatBat:
No, it's not. Bought a 2GB MicroSD when they first came out, and it ran a cool $180 (plus sales tax!) at the time, as they were exclusive through SanDisk to one cellphone carrier for a good few months (Verizon IIRC). Curse of the early adopter, saw them drop to sub-$100 just half a year later or so.
[Nook Color General] timmyjoe42:
I buy my 2gb cards for $5.99 at Micro Center now. :P
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
Yes, that's my point! They're a bunch of old classic literature that is <b>all</b> available for free via Project Gutenburg (33,000 titles and counting) and other venues.

If there's a single title there that you'd actually have to pay for, please let me know; I haven't checked all of them.

This is a rip-off. But it's a tangent; the point of the thread was about the B&N update. (See also the recent bad news about Honeycomb being withheld.)
[Nook Color General] xwint3rxmut3x:
I'm with you , if this provides a new kernel that can be integrated in CM7 and HC great, otherwise I honestly don't care at all :D Not hating on anyone on stock, I rocked it for awhile, just saying once I flashed cm7 I didn't look back...and I wouldn't be surprised if that's going to be the road for most nook rooters (not necc. cm7, but also HC, phiremod, etc...)

by stock I mean stock-rooted...I was on stock for about the time it took me to charge the device
[Nook Color General] johnny15:
Looks like B&N has finally had their own press release for this (and not the Facebook one either)....

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/nook-color-getting-flash-and-apps-in-april-update-according-to/
[Nook Color General] Erick9000:
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but the Barnes and Noble press release posted on Engadget makes no specific mention of an app store or Flash. Also, any mention of Flash has been removed from the HSN Nook product page. I think it's realistic to think that a B&N app store might launch, but thinking this update (when ever it actually happens) will include Froyo and Flash is optimistic.
[Nook Color General] dsf3g:
Most of what you read on these boards is just wishful thinking and speculation by guys who don't know anything more than you do about B&N's future plans. However, I will say that occasionally you do read a comment from a guy who seems to know what he's talking about (mostly from the tone of his comment) and one such comment that I read suggested that B&N needs Flash on the NC (and therefore it is coming in the next update) because they are set to release some cookbooks that rely on Flash for animations. Now that would make sense to me, especially when you consider how well the "read to me" kids books seem to have gone over. I think B&N is really going to explore and enhance the capabilities of books thanks to the possibilities afforded by the new eBook medium. I suspect that before too long we'll also see training manuals and hobbyist books with embedded videos ("How to adjust the carbureator on you classic car," for instance or "how to replace that leaky fawcet.").
[Nook Color General] Divine_Madcat:
The press release is vague, but it isn't disproving it either. At this point, we have seen the HSN leak, as well as the official facebook (or was it twitter.. either way), and even talk on B&N's forum. At this point, I see no reason to believe the april update ISN'T 2.2, and will include the new flash capability and other things mentioned...
[Nook Color General] acomiskey:
In my opinion it doesn't make much sense for b&n's press release to specifically point out flash, as to many of it's user population that doesn't mean anything at all. They want it to be about apps and new features, although video may be a new feature, I see no reason for them to point out exactly how that would be delivered (flash).
[Nook Color General] r3tro8888:
Watching HSN its 1.29AM now

They display and demo the nook color playing Flash and angry birds.

selling it for $ 299 ?????

And made anouncement over and over again Flash update + Nook market on Mid April and HSN buyer will get it first.
[Nook Color General] Cheddartx:
Watching the vid on HSN as we speak and they said froyo and flash for HSN mid april. Verbatim
[Nook Color General] lschroeder:
Watching HSN 4:15am CDT.

Updates coming in mid April. Email and watch videos in flash. Automatically happen for HSN customers first if they have wifi turned on. Since I am using 2.3 (gingerbread) from emmc (memory rather than sd card) with a 16gb data/media sd card. I will be glad not to be first in line. After everyone here figures it out, I will probably load a rooted version of their update and then run 2.3 (gingerbread) from a class 6 Transcend 8gb sd card. I will have a version of 3.0 (HoneyComb) on another sd card as well.

They had trouble with buttons not working. Probably all they needed to do is activate sleep and then unlock. What they would do is hit the nook button and move to something else while showing general information about the nook instead of giving an actual demo that they had scripted to do.

I find a program TouchRecalibrate to also be useful. If they had their's rooted, they could have used it.

Find TouchRecalibrate at link below. You will need to sideload it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=934500
[Nook Color General] fpga_guy:
This is a well thought out reason for having Flash. However, I doubt BN or the publisher will spend the money to do it.

Also good well thought out analysis. The best case is that BN will just take in essense Auto-nooter and Softkeys and call that a major release. While every NC sold increases revenue, it reduces the net margin % line on the P&L statement - which is what wall st looks at.
[Nook Color General] fpga_guy:
Erick9000 may be right. Check BN's NC page

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/index.asp?cds2Pid=35607

There seems to be a preview of an app call "MYemail". This could be what BN is referring to when they say email. My bet is that it does not include Froyo or Flash. Never underestimate the spin the guys/gals in the PR department can put on an announcement. For example in the HSN announcement, they say that "HSN customers will be among the first to receive the update when it's available" The key word here is "among". I am sure that some XDA forum members will be "among" the first to receive the update too. "Among the first" is not the same as "THE FIRST".

Also note that on the HSN page on the NC, under warranty, it says to call HSN. This leads me to think that the NC they sell has been rooted.

PS - Apparently the demand is so great for HSN, that they have increased the price to $329 (5:30PM EST)
[Nook Color General] netscorer:
Actually, MyEmail reference was on B&N site for quite some time now. It's not an app but another of Web-based Email providers. I would not be surprised if B&N as part of the Nook store launch would overhaul the kernel and upgrade to Froyo behind the sceen.
[Nook Color General] ADude:
You guys seem to want to believe that Android 2.2 is not coming to the Nook Color stock.

The Barnes and Noble representative on the HSN TV program said, quote:

- "Flash - that you don't get on those expensive tablets" (obvious iPad reference)

- "Optional apps that you can buy" (e.g. B&N App Store reference)

- "Email App that does not require browser"

- "Mid-Aprill Update that makes your color ereader into a tablet"

- Demonstrated drawing app

and numerous B&N store employees have casually referred to the update as being Android 2.2

There will actually be stock 2.2 soon - get over it.
[Nook Color General] Slack3r:
I called customer support for hardware issues and asked about the update, she said that everyone should get an email in a couple of days with instructions on how to perform the update. I'm assuming it would go to the email you registered with.
[Nook Color General] johnny15:
Hope fully we can lock down this elusive "mid-April" date that keeps getting thrown around!

I would expect the email app to be the stock Android 2.2 email app (that has full exchange support) since email in 2.1 was/is a bit lack-luster. Why would B&N build their own...????
[Nook Color General] :
You naysayers are very strange. :confused:

Update instructions will probably get sent out through the same channels as the weekly Nook updates I get from BN.
[Nook Color General] RileyGrant:
Seeing as the new update is 2.2 I'm relatively sure I know of a working root method. Anyone know what exploit auto nooter uses to gain access to system in order to push market etc? I think ill be able to use it in a very similar but different way.
[Nook Color General] fpga_guy:
is the update froyo? maybe not

In reading this thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1026194

I was pointed to the BN developer site https://nookdeveloper.barnesandnoble.com/tools-services/sdk.html

In looking at the tools available for developers, it points to Android SDK version 2.1 (eclair). If indeed the April update (which is officially timed as "Spring" and could be as late as June 20 as still be called spring) is Android 2.2, would not the tools be Android SDK version 2.2?

Since the revenue share is 70% developer and 30% BN, the intent of the app store is to make money for BN - not the same as providing an open app market.

My guess is that the "Spring" update is nothing more than adding Angry birds and adding an BN Market.
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
That's a great theory, and their "API Level 7" does indeed seem to be for 2.1, but that doesn't prevent them from raising the bar after the upgrade; it's not as if it will break most things. So who knows?

Still, an interesting take. I hope you're wrong though!
[Nook Color General] john10101:
The Video on HSN specificly says android 2.2 operating system. If they are not updating to that, HSN might have some lawsuits on their plate.

also the sd card comes with 200$ worth of free ebooks. i wonder how many free ebooks you can get for 200$. I assume all of them.
[Nook Color General] Mazz35:
Well I found this blog this morning. It was updated yesterday, so it gives a little more information about the update..though I wish they said more about it.

Mazz
[Nook Color General] StarTide:
I don't think that is right. That is for the 1.0 SDK. If you look at the blog entry below that Mazz35 pointed at, it is for the December update which specifically references the 1.0 SDK.

If I was a developer that was wanting to develop for the NC, I would be pushing pretty hard for clarification on what the update will entail as far as Android version. Honestly it should be Gingerbread at this stage, as that is the only thing (outside of HC of course) that would warrant a "major update" tag. There are enough apps coming out now that are saying 2.2 or better (and the Google updates are seeming to be 2.3 only) that they really need to jump to GB.

Startide

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NookColor - CM7 w/ TT
[Nook Color General] chandlerw88:
Ill just be happy with the android nook app being able to view magazines so I can read them on cm7
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
Huh, what is THAT going to happen?
[Nook Color General] Paul22000:
When / where was that announced?
[Nook Color General] chandlerw88:
Oh my bad.. terrible wording no that wasn't announced but thats the update Im waiting for... haha. War of the worlds all over again
[Nook Color General] Midnitte:
Once the 2.2 update is out, the nook reader app on the nook would work so... could probably bring it over to cm7 or w.e
[Nook Color General] lafester:
yeah, not announced but pretty much given that the new apps will be compatible with froyo/gingerbread. i suppose they could lock it down somehow but i don't think they are worried about it.
[Nook Color General] Divine_Madcat:
Im sorry, but why is it a given? AS it is now, there is nothing eclair specific about the app; rather, we cannot run it on the other OS's because it relies on heavily modified framework found in their custom build. Unless the update brings an APK that does not rely on modified framework, i don't think we will have alot of luck...
[Nook Color General] dalingrin:
Doesn't the Kindle app support magazines and subscriptions?
[Nook Color General] Paul22000:
Yep, it could be the same as porting HTC Widgets to any other Android launcher app -- 100% impossible.
[Nook Color General] lafester:
probably because every post i saw on the subject mentioned that it was eclair specific. hopefully we'll know soon 'cause i would like to play with the new rom.
[Nook Color General] fpga_guy:
On Apr-06, BN posted this on their developers website.

"What version of Android is supported for development?

Simon Walker

posted this on Apr-06 18:43

Your application should be optimized for Google Android SDK Platform 2.1 API 7"

There are two possible explanations.

1. The spring update is really froyo but since many of the NC out there are still at eclair, BN wants the apps to work on both froyo and eclair. [This may be a stretch since if the NC is still at eclair, the customer can't get the new apps from the soon-to-be launched app store.]

2. The spring update is really just eclair with a fancy BN app store.

Would appreciate comments from developers who have experience with the SDK on the implications of developing for 2.1 but running on 2.2
[Nook Color General] pavlos46:
Well that has been stated before in my opinion both statements are correct what has been missed is that the HSN mention updates not update.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] philhaz:
So I've come up against the strangest problem: I recently rebooted my phone to find the words "safe mode" in the bottom left hand corner, and no access to third party apps. Eventually, examining logcat, I discovered this was being caused by the trackball, which the system thought was pressed during boot (even though it wasn't). Strangest thing is that the trackball appears to work fine both in the OS and in recovery?

I figured it was a hardware problem, and as I hardly use the trackball anyway I decided to compile a custom kernel to disable it (which worked a treat). The problem is, after all this messing about I noticed that my battery life had fallen dramatically (full to empty in ~6hrs). Going into spare parts revealed 100% awake time under "other usage", although nothing significant was listed under "partial wake usage".

I figured this was something I'd done, so I went back to a previous nandroid before I tweaked anything. No luck. Then I wiped (data, cache, dalvik, everything). Still no luck. Then I used the RUU to go back to HTC Stock (1.5). Still no luck.

I am 100% confident that it is not something I have done to cause this constant partial wake, which leads me to believe it is related to the trackball problem. Is it possible that although I've disabled the trackball it's still keeping the phone awake? I don't know enough about the system to be able to link these two issues together, so I was hoping somebody here might be able to help.

I'm already well out of warranty, so all suggestions are welcome!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bonesy:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-G3-Hero-M...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item43a34cb7b4
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nrjey:
For some reason, after installing the cyagenmod 7 by typhoon, i cant install any apps. When I try to install apps from the android market, it goes well with the download, but when it starts to install the app, it goes back to the boot screen (animated android guy) and then i have to write pin code to get back in.

is this a known problem? how do i solve it?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nrjey:
bumpbumpbump
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Eelkede:
Bad flash, try it again.

And do not bump your thread in 20 minutes, it isn't your personal Q&A website, some patience please.
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
Okay,

So I suspect a few of you are going to want to jump on the NVFlash train that Paul is easing out of the station at the moment. NVFLash is the Nvidia utility for writing to the ROM on your Tegra2 phone, reading details and otherwise critical low level functions. For all intents and purposes this is akin to fastboot for many devices (although not the same as).

Whilst I'm not 100% certain I believe this is the only way to install a custom recovery on your Optimus 2x (when one is released) and therefore, if you hope to install a custom ROM, you will need to get NVFlash up and running.

Below are the simple instructions and links to the necessary files.

Get Software

Grab the NFVlash utility from here: http://djmcnz.batteryboss.org/stuff/NVFlash.zip

Extract the contents of that archive to a single directory

Grab the NVidia boot-recovery driver from here: http://djmcnz.batteryboss.org/stuff/nvmobileboot.rar

Extract the contents of that archive to a different directory

Prepare Phone

Power down phone

Remove battery

Hold VOL_DWN+VOL_UP & plug in USB connection from computer (note, your phone will not visibly respond but it will boot to APX mode quickly)

Open Device Manager in Windows and you should see "APX Device" listed with an error

If not, rinse and repeat

Install Driver

Right click on the APX device

Select 'Update driver software'

Select 'Browse my computer...'

Select 'Let me pick...'

Select 'Have disk'

Browse to directory to extracted the *driver* software to above

Select 'NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices'

Accept any warnings, including the big red alert (you may need to disable UAC)

Now in Device Manager under 'USB Controllers' you should have an 'NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices'

If not, uninstall the driver, reboot rinse and repeat

Testing

Navigate the the directory you extracted the NVFlash archive to

Run a harmless command such as "nvflash --sync"

You should get something back like:

Nvflash started
rcm version 0X20001
System Information:
chip name: unknown
chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 3
chip sku: 0xf
chip uid: 0x0280404444803457
macrovision: disabled
hdcp: enabled
sbk burned: false
dk burned: false
boot device: emmc
operating mode: 3
device config strap: 0
device config fuse: 17
sdram config strap: 0

If so, you're good to go, now just be patient... :)

Helped you? Hit 'Thanks' below... :)
[LG Optimus 2x] jetdevil24:
thx for the info
[LG Optimus 2x] Arawac:
WOW great so fast already !!!

Thanks m8, now just waiting for interesting Roms
[LG Optimus 2x] EkzoMan:
I got rcm version 0x4

then device disapear from list. What It's means?
[LG Optimus 2x] ali2k4:
Can some one explain the testing part how to I navigate and enter command

EDITED: What am I doing wrong

Nvflash started

rcm version 0X20001

System Information:

chip name: unknown

chip id: 0x20 major: 1 minor: 4

chip sku: 0xf

chip uid: 0x0428000543a15057

macrovision: disabled

hdcp: enabled

sbk burned: false

dk burned: false

boot device: emmc

operating mode: 3

device config strap: 0

device config fuse: 0

sdram config strap: 0

command failure: no bootloader was specified
[LG Optimus 2x] Striatum_bdr:
It says that you didn't specify/ provide bootloader.bin file in the command line. Find nvflash ROMs thread and compare the command lines.
[LG Optimus 2x] ravenoss:
This nvflash dotn work on win7 64bit..any solution?
[LG Optimus 2x] mrheckles:
Yes it does, used it on saturday on a win7 64bit computer.

Only difference is that i followed this guid:

http://www.modaco.com/topic/335474-25-mar-nvflash-stock-rom-release-v10b-dated-1300166062-15032011/
[LG Optimus 2x] zerocoolriddler:
It works with Win7 64 bit. I'm using it.:good:
[Android Apps and Games] slushpupie:
I got tired of the options for desk clock apps out there, so I wrote my own. Its on the market (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.slushpupie.deskclock) and also on github (https://github.com/slushpupie/DeskClock) if anyone wants to help improve it for their own needs.

Feedback appreciated!
[Android Apps and Games] JLG1985:
I can't seem to DL this, can you send me a link please

Forget it, I just went to the Market - I prefer to keep my apk's instead of using the market. It cool too! Is there any way to get anything like the old clock, not the desk clock the one that held the alarm and stuff?

I've been wanting a clock that showed seconds FOREVER!

Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] slushpupie:
Thanks for the reply. Im not sure what you mean by "the old clock"- so.. maybe? What features are you looking for?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
Had this same issue on 1.0.1 as well... Sometimes after a day or so... When I try to play an audio file, it starts failing to play it... Videos simply exit.

DoggCatcher says Error 17 when you try to play a podcast...

A reboot fixes it for a day or so... then it happens again.

ideas?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
So no one else has this issue?

It's really annoying to have to reboot every time I want to watch a video/listen to a podcast/music
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0nane:
Did you disable the DRM service?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
How can I tell and if so how would I disable it? O_o
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0nane:
You would have to have used an app remover, Titanium Backup, Root Explorer/etc., or ADB to disable or remove the DRM service APKs. If you didn't do that, you probably got a bad flash. Try wiping data and reflashing.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
This still happens to me in ACS 1.1.0

Even the ringer and alarms go back to their defaults...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0nane:
You never answered my previous question. Also, have you cleared cache and dalvik-cache yet?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
The only drm apks I have are

SisoDrmProvider.apk

DrmUA.apk

and I hear it's not safe to remove either...

I will try clearing dalvik and cache.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orb360:
Yeah, clearing dalvik cache and normal cache didn't help anything.

As far as I know there is no DRM service apks installed other than the ones I listed above.